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The reduction of military expenditures by 5% will not affect defense procurement and weapons programs, said Deputy defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova. The reduction will come from supply and construction
Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova confirmed the information on the reduction of military spending by 5%, however, clarified that the sequestration will affect the logistics and construction, and the state program of armaments and social obligations to contract not will be.
«In the sequestration of the budget for national defense by the government, it was decided that the state program of armaments in general not subject to sequestration. It was also decided that the Ministry of Defence budget will be reduced not by 10%, and 5% “, – she said on the radio station RSN (according to” Interfax quoted »)
« Of all the Ministry of Defense budget 3. trillion rubles. not subject to sequestration state program of armaments, public obligations: pay, social guarantees “, – added Shevtsova
Russian Ministry of defense: defense spending cut by 5% instead of 10%
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Earlier, a source of “Vedomosti” said that the reduction of the Ministry of Defence spending this year will be 5%, but he noted that the reduction plan to spend at the expense of the state defense order on costs. Expenditure under the section “National Defense” budget-2016 is planned in the amount of 3.14 trillion rubles. (Or 4% of GDP), on the basis of this amount, the reduction will amount to almost 160 billion rubles, the newspaper noted then
The main part of the expenses under the heading “National Defense” in 2016 -.. 68% of total expenditure on the list – it is spending on defense procurement: purchase mass-produced new weapons, research and development work on the development of new weapons, repair and modernization of existing in the Armed forces of weapons systems.
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